Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 42 km SW of Adámas, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Adámas, Greece on Tue, Mar 15, 2005, 2:18 AM GMT+2 (00:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 45 km N of Pánormos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-15 00:18:06 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.430° N, 24.140° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000dj7w. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.752 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7863 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.127 km SW of Oía, Greece · 7858 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.645 km N of Pánormos, Greece · 7857 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.242 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7832 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.551 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7826 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.216 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7816 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.328 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7813 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.037 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7877 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.223 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7880 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.452 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.248 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7885 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.054 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7888 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dj7w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.